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Old Nov 2, 2016 | 11:39 PM
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New Member with a W203 First Car :)))

Hey guys!! Alright so I've basically been a BMW fan all my life and I'm not sure why, but last week I spontaneously replaced my F30 with a W203 C280 4Matic. I have always loved the W203 (post-facelift obviously haha) and so I decided I wanted to try it out. I'm 18 and I love the **** outta cars. Like, literally I'm in school right now to learn how to work in marketing for BMW or Mercedes-Benz. Anyways, after my mom passed her F30 3-series M-sport down to me, I finally upgraded (???) to the W203. So far I love everything about it. It has just about zero signs of wear and tear. Not a single dent, sing, scratch, or scrape on the entire thing, and it doesn't have any rust whatsoever. No issues, no codes, nothing. It's gunna spend pretty much all of winter in the garage, so I don't get it all salty and nasty and rusty. In the meantime, here are some pics!! Oh and also, if you know any cool W203 facts or engineering feats or whatever, I'd love to know! I literally love this thing.




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Old Nov 4, 2016 | 01:42 AM
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Welcome to MBWorld and grats on the w203 pickup! Dark blue right?

Let us know if we can help you modernize her with some upgraded whiter LED Lighting.
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